There is an
organization set up in England called CIMDA = Canine
Immune Mediated Disease Awareness. Nearly all the CIMDA list members' dogs areill with varying AI diseases, MOSTLY as a direct result of being
vaccinated. Unfortunately some breeders refuse
point blank to accept there is aproblem in their
breed, and perpetuate the problem by continuing to breed from affected dogs.

If anyone with a pup suffering from an autoimmune
disease, who would like to learn more, or who would like to be introduced,
please e-mail me through this website
EpilepsyAnswers@aol.com.

As with the Guardian Angels, the members
of CIMDA are supportive, willing toshare thoughts and information on widely used, as well as alternative,treatments. They are also active in their support for titer testing as
opposed to vaccination. They are fighting an uphill battle against fixed ideas
in some areas of veterinary practice in this country and want to re-educate
owners to opt for titers, before reinnoculating.

C.I.M.D.A. offers support to owners who have dogs with auto-immunedisease, and on behalf of the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital at
Cambridge University, England. they are conducting a survey and require
information from owners whose dogs have been affected by auto-immune disease. If
youhave a dog with an auto-immune disease or have
been unfortunate enough to have owned a dog who has died from one of these
diseases.... Hemolyticanemia, Hypothyroidism,
Addison's disease; Thrombocytopenia; SLE; Polyarthritis; Pemphigus;
epilepsy and other auto immune diseases ... you can
help.

Completed surveys will enable a comprehensive investigation to be carriedout into the apparent increase in occurrence, individual "trigger
factors" and the possibility of predisposition of certain dogs to these
diseases. The information secured by this survey will advance their
understanding ofthese life-threatening diseases and
hopefully, in the long term, reduce the frequency of auto-immune disease.